Well After my first tiki I decided to get some better tools and give the chainsaw a try. Thanks again to vontiki for the pointers and the logs!!! Here they are...the first one did have legs but in a traggic miscut was left needing me to carve a wheelchair for him...

Nice work with the saw. You have some very precise cuts in there, especially for your first attempts with a chainsaw, looks like some of it was done with a chain disk. If that is the worst mis-cut you ever do, you are all set. Work safe, chainsaws are dangerous.

Nice work! Don't ever toss away a handicapped Tiki. Employ it as a plant stand, or whatever. Tikis do appreciate the feeling that they are being useful, contributing members of society . He'll do just fine.
p.s. I'm told that you can purchase "prosthetics" for those lost limbs.

hahah...........thanks guys, I appreciate all the great comments. The best thing about our little friend stumpy is that when he messes up, he's that much easier to catch!! As for the staining, I think I want these guys to age crack and rot naturally...I love that cracked "been here for ever" gray look they get.
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Nice work... I had 2 tiki's that "messed up" so I built a bench
Keep it up
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cool stuff Clysdalle....I am always tempted to try a little chainsaw....but I can be pretty
accident prone....and carving with just one arm might be too difficult...so I guess I'll stay
away from chains for a while. Good work...keep em coming.